THE LATEST NEWS.

Northern Advocate, 18 March 1929, Page 1 (Supplement)

THE LATEST NEWS.

Special Bargain Men’s Coney Island Bathing- Suits, all wool, the last, now 8/11. Boys’ or Girls’ Sizes, ail now 6/6. Men’s Wide-end Ties, now 3 for 2/-. Men’s Cream Garbi Trousers, now 8,11, 10/6. Men’s Cream Tennis Sox, the last, now 1/3. Men’s Cotton Underpants, shorts, now 1/3. Men’s Striped Neglige Shirts, slight soil, now 3/6.

Tea.—Our Famous “King” Tea has arrived again —it is literally the “King of Teas.” . Everybody likes the flavour, everybody says “how economical it is,” and everybody marvels at the low price—still 1/11 per lb. Special Bargain Purchase: Men’s Heavy Railway Cord Trousers. We bought a big line, usually 14/6; now 10/6 pair. Don’t miss these. Men’s Silk Scarves, nice new colourings, fringed ends, usually 4/6; now 2/11. Orange Fruit Drink. Something very special. Real Orange, highly concentrated, 25 big drinks for 1/5 bot. Ladies’ Wool Cardigans and Jumpers, special bargain purchase, usually 11/6; now all 7/6. Torch Batteries, baby 2 cell, now lid. Torch Bulbs, now 9d. Special Bargain Ticking, double width, blue and white stripe, extra tough, usually 2/6; now 1/11 yd. Men’s All Wool Woven Underpants, special clearing purchase, usually 10/6, 12/6; now all 6/11 pair. Nursery Flannelette, Cream, special purchase, now 6d yd, 5/6 doz.

Men’s White Twill Canoe Shirts, now 4 11. Men’s Fancy Art Silk Sox, now 1/6 pr. Men’s Special Grey Pinhead Working Shirts, very tough, now 3/11. Children’s White Cotton Washing Hats, the last, now 1/-. Boys’ Fuji Silk, Special Bargain, the last, now 5/11. Men’s Heavy 'Working Sox, now lOd, 1-S 1/3.

Men’s Wool Working Sox, special bargain purchase, 1/- pair, 2 pairs for 1/11. Special Bargain Purchase of Ladies’ Wool Repp Frocks, all good seasonable colours, all very latest styles, all one bargain price, usually 27/6 — while they last, 16/11. Special Bargain Linen Dowlas Tea Towelling, now 9J yd. A very big shipment of our famous Sheetings, Quilts, Flannelettes, Towellings—famous for service, famous for low prices. Burlap, mottled fawn colour, so popular just now for cushions, curtains, etc., 50-inch, usually 3/6 yd; now 2/4 yd. Real Bargain. Unbleached Sheeting, 54-inch, usually 1/9; now 1/4-J yard. Tea Cloths, special bargain, white damask with coloured borders (fast colours), 36 x 36, now 1/6; 50 x 50, now 2/5. Oatmeal, best Southern, 51b bags, nice and fresh, we were lucky enough to get a shipment at the old price—no more old price after this lot—l/6 bag.

The printers have just informed us that they need more matter, so we adopt the practice of the newspapers and will now tell you the “latest news”—which consists of some special bargain lines that have arrived since we prepared the preceding pages of this Bulletin:—

miiMPHaagßaw—aaaaaaHwg—— mpm—imiMß Special Bargain Suitcases, bargain purchase, steadily coming to an end. Now—2oin, 3/11; 22in, 4/3; 24in, 4/6; 26in, 4/11; 28in, 5/6. Attache Cases, 12in, 2/9; Win, 2/11; 16in, 3/8; 18in, 4/2. Lunch Cases, Yin, 10d; Sin, lid; 9in, 1/1; lOin, 1/3; llin, 1/4; 12in, 1/6. Make sure of yours for the Easter Holidays.

Special Bargain Fleecy Undershirts: Boys’ sizes, 1/4, 1/6; Youths’ sizes, 1/9, 1/11J; Men’s sizes, 2/3, 2/10; Men’s Underpants, 2/11, 3/6. Special Bargain: Specially Selected Pearl Rice, in 21b linen bags; now 9d per bag. Specially Fortunate Bargain Purchase of Pork and Beans. First-class goods, large tins, usual price for this size tin is 1/3; bargain price, 9d tin. Special Bargain Purchase of Cocoa. It is British, pure, soluble, nutritious; usually 9d; bargain price, 5Jd for Jib tin. Special Bargain Purchase of Carbolic Sandsoap, large blocks, strongly disinfectant, hard; our bargain price, block. Washing Ammonia, large bottles, special quality for cleansing; our bargain price, 4Jd bottle. Special Bargain Black Taffeta Ribbon, heavy silk, 5 inches wide; now 6d yd. Special Bargain Bedroom Mats, 52 x 27, fine plait, animal designs; now 1/11 each. A Fresh Shipment of Island Shopping Kits, just arrived; same old price, 1/9 each.

Harris’ Cream Linen Thread, 200 yd reels, ridiculous price, usually 6d; now 2d ea, 1/6 doz. Children’s White Cotton Sox, special bargain, now 3d pair. School Girls’ Long Wide Black Braid Girdles, were 1/9, now I/- each.

Traced Art Needle Work, at bargain prices (some slightly soiled). Table Centres, lOd; Pillow Shams, 1/6; Supper Cloths, 2/3; Runners,' 1/7; Tea Cosies, 1A; D’Oyleys, 2d. Traced Calico Aprons, children’s, 5Jd; women’s, 1/-.

Attractive Garter Ornaments, 3d pair. Bead Garters, 3d pair. Rubber Aprons, special bargains, lOd, lid, 1/3, 1/5 each; most useful, keep dry, and quickly sponged. Bargain Cotton Stockings, white, beavers, now 7Jd pair. Special Bargain Silk Hose, silk right to the top, good heavy silk, perfect condition, were 2/11; special bargain price, 1/11J pair. Our Famous N.Z. Silk Stockings.— Thousands of pairs sold and “never one complaint.” All the newest shades, our special 2/6 hose, now 2 pairs for 4/6; also several higher grades:—Point Heel, same make, now 2/11; Point Heel, real and art silk, 5/11, now 4/11. This one for appearance and service. Special Bargain Fabric Gloves, silk worked cuffs, now 1/11J pair. Special Bargain Silk Motifs, for cushions, curtains, dresses, etc., marked usual cost prices. Pretty Rosebud Trimming, all colours, now 4kl yard. Brassiere Elastic, 1/6 yard. Bargain Bundles of Remnants of Laces and Ribbons, usually 4/6, now half-price, 2/-.

Special Bargain Linen Laces, for blinds, usually 9d yd; now Id yd. Bargain Bathing Caps—the last —now 4 for 1/-. Girls’ School Belts, special bargain purchase, leather both sides, assorted colours, usually 6d; now all 3d ea. Special Bargain Milanese Silk Bloomers, women’s and 0.5., all colours, usually 4/6; now all 2/6. O.S. Women’s Heavy Quality Fuji Silk Princess Petticoats, Black, Saxe and blue, now 6/11 each. Children’s Play Aprons, nursery patterns, now 1/6 each. j Ladies’ Special Overall Frocks, for service, now 3/6 each. Special Bargain Corselettes, for comfort and appearance, now 2/11. Ladies’ Coloured Cotton Bloomers, 1/6. Ladies’ Coloured Crepe Bloomers, heavy crepe, double sewn, bargain, 1/6 pair. Special Bargain Brassieres, all sizes, real freedom, now 1/5. Our Famous Silky Vest, better than ever, now 2/3 ea, 2 for 4/3. Ladies’ Coloured Fujiette Princess Underskirts, novel trimmings, now 3/11. Ladies’ Cream Fuji Silk Bloomers, wonderful value, now 4/6 pair. Maids’ Gym. Blouses, neat fit, wellmade, material for service, Cream Winceyette, 5/6; Cream Fuji Silk, now 9/11.

We clo not propose to say much about our Drapery Sections—we dealt with these at length in our last Bulletin (No. 19) —we shall therefore just refer to lines from here and there:— Special Bargain Hemmed Tea Towels, usually 9d, now 6£d ea, 2 for 1/-.

Special Bargain Curtain Nets, good strong nets, white, 1/1 yd; coloured stripes (fast colours), 1/3, 1/4 yd. Special Bargain Ticking, striped, double width, very close and strong, usually 2/6, now 1/104 yd. Special Bargain Coloured Cotton Fuji, now lljd yd. Special Bargain Cream Nursery Flannelette, now 6d yd. Special Bargain Reversible Shadowettes, new designs, BJd yd. Special Bargain Hand Towels, white, 3Jd; white buck, 6Jd ea, 2 for 1/-. Special Bargain Pillowcases, all for real service, now 9d, lljd, 1/2 each. Special Bargain White Twill Sheeting, single bed, 1/44 yd; double, 1/114 yd.

Special Bargain White Blankets.—We are now able to tell you our new prices for White Blankets. These were bought before the rise in price of wool took place and are bought direct from the mills, so that you have the advantage of the lowest possible buying values.—Single Bed, 19/11; Small Double, 35/6; Full Double, 38/6. And they are splendid heavy Blankets. All Wool N.Z.-made Rugs, bought in the same way and on the same basis as the Blankets, so that you can have every confidence in the values. Prices.—l6/11, 19/6, 27/6, 28/11. Special Bargain Table Oilcloth, down in price, and nice new patterns, 45inch, now 1/6 yd; 54-inch, 1/11 yd.

Special Bargain Strong Shopping Baskets, from 8/11 each. Those Wonderful Lino Squares, beautiful designs and colourings. Bargain Prices: 22/6, 28/6, 36/6. Cheer up your home and make it cosylooking.

Gillette Razors, gilt, in case, now 2/6. Safety Razor Blades, “Nieso,” special bargain, 1/9 doz; “Myatt,” British, good as the best, now 1/6 pkt; Gillette, now 2/3 pkt. Blade Razors, fine steel, hollowground, special bargain, now 3/6; Genuine “Bengali”—King of Razors —were 8/6, now 6/11. Shaving Soaps, Dubois, sd; Atkinson’s, 1/-; Yardley’s, 1/-. Fine Shaving Creams, Kaloderma, 1/-; Grant’s Buttermilk, 1/-; Colgate’s, 2/3; Williams’, 1/11J; Palm Olive, 1/9. Shaving Brushes, real good, lid, 1/-, 1/9. Radox Bath Salts, Jib, still 1/9; 11b, 3/3 pkt. Face Powders, all the sweetest sorts at bargain prices, Ashes of Roses, 2/7; Divinia, now 1/3; Swansdown, now 1/4; Cappi Cheramy, finest French, now 6d, 1/-; Java Rice, now 2/3; Rouge, 1/5; Lipstick, 9d. Gerards’ Bath Crystals, special bargain, 1/2 bottle. Stationery, all at Bargain Prices.— Our Own Special Pads. Small Pads, for ladies’ use: “Ida,” 5d ea; Pretty Maid, 4Jd ea; “Beauty and Service,” tinted linen, 4Jd ea, 3 for 1/-. Large Pads, “Josephine,” 6Jd ea, 2 for 1/-; “Linella,” tinted linen, usually 1/-, now 8d; “Scenic” Pads, lOd, now 8d ea, 2 for 1/3. School Pads, our own special, “Little Kauri,” usually 6d, now 4d; “Big Kauri,” usually 1/-, now 9d. School Exercise Books, our special, “Busy Bee,” 3d, now 2d ea; “Big Busy Bee,” 6d, now 4d ea. Account Books at Bargain Prices, usually 1/6, 2/-, 2/6; now 1/3, 1/5, 1/11. Invoice Forms, were 1/-, 1/3, now Bd, lOd. Time and Wages Books, were 2/-, now 1/4. Fountain Pens, non-corrosive nib, special bargain, 2/-, now 1/5.

Playing Cards, 1/6, now 1/2 packet. Good Envelopes, 6 packets for 1/-. Coloured Lined Envelopes, mauve, 3Jd; Khaki, 4d packet. Best Tinted Linen Envelopes, now 4Jd packet. Special Bargain Sunshine Purses, now 1/3. Handbags, now 4/6, 6/11 each. Special Real Leather Bags, were 32/6, now 22/6. Coloured Bead Teapot Stands, now Bd, lid. Q-Tol, the great soother, for sunburn, chaps, chilblains, eczema, 2/6, now 1/11. All our Patent Medicines are thoroughly tested remedies or they would find no place in the Bargain Store, and our prices in this department are the same fine prices that are to be found in all other departments. Ammoniated Quinine, 9d. Anti-Acido, for Indigestion, 2/4. Antiphogestine, 4/6 and 3/2. Amalgesic Balm, the soothing healer, 1/7 J. Beecham’s Pills, 1/- per box. Boracic Ointment, 6Jd. Bennington’s Irish Moss, 2/3 and 1/3J. Browne’s Chlorodyne, 1/5. Califig, 2/8 and 1/7. Cassells* Tablets, 3/8 and 1/7. Clement’s Tonic, a most popular and well-tried tonic, 3/2 a bottle. De Witt’s Pills, 5/11 and 3/3. Doan’s Ointment, 2/10. Dinneford’s Magnesia, 1/5 a bottle. Eno’s Fruit Salts, 3/6 and 2/4J. Fellows’ Syrup, a real nerve food, and builds tissue, 4/4. “Gets It” Corn Cure, 1/8. Heenzo, 2/5. Horlick’s Malted Milk, 4/3 and 2/4J. Iron Jelloids, 1/8.

Lactogol, 4/4 and 2/5. Liquorice Powder, 6Jd. Aspirins, British, 5 grains, thoroughly effective everybody comes back for them—just the same as the usual 1/6, our price, 6d for 25’s; 1/8 for 100’s. Baxter’s Lung Preserver, 4/3, 2/5 and 1/5. Benger’s Food, 4/5 and 2/5. Bosistos Eucalyptus, staves off the ’flu, lUd. Carter’s Little Liver Pills, 1/3. Doan’s Backache Pills, 2/10. Elliman’s Embrocation, 2/4J. Kruschen Salts, reduced price still 1/11. Lane’s Emulsion, 4/5 and 2/5. Marshall’s Fospherine, 2/1. Morse’s Indian Root Pills, 1/2. Nazol, for Colds, 1/4J. Nujol, 2/11. Nervine, 1/5. Neaves’ Food, 1/8. Ovaitin®, 5/11, 3/3 ai*d 1/11. Davis’ Painkiller, 1/6. Peroxide of Hydrogen, “Hospital,” best, 4oz, now 5d bottle; 16oz, 1/5. Pulmonas, 2/3J and 1/4J. Rheumo, 2/4. Rexona Ointment, 1/4. Scott’s Emulsion, 2/5. Sloan’s Liniment, 1/8. Seidlitz Powers, 1/3. Sanatogen, 5/1 and 8/5. Virol, 2/11 and 1/11. Woods’ Peppermint Cure, 2/8 and 1/8. Yeast Vites, 4/11 and 2/2. Fenning’s Fever Cure, now 1/6. Zambuk, 1/5, Epsom Salts, 5d dozen packets; 3/3 box (112 packets). Olive Oil, finest French, 1/1 per bottle. Special Bargain: Heavy Black Taffeta Silk Ribbon, 6 inches wide, 1/9, now 6d yard.

ANOTHER NEW DEPT. Bedding - . We have frequently been asked to stock Bedding, and we have decided to do so. We have started with the lower priced end of the trade, but in this (as in everything we stock) we give our guarantee of service, goodness, as well as low prices. 2ft Gin Flock Mattresses, 13/6 each. Bft Oin Flock Mattresses, 15/6 each. 4ft 6in Flock Mattresses, 27/6 each. These are mill puff—a thoroughly hygienic filling, and quite a good tick. Pillows, same as above, quite well filled, and quite comfortable —at least as an underpillow. Usually 2/6; Our Price, 1/11J each.